We didn't have any bran so we made it without the bran. The rice does get tender the other user must not of prepared it as directed as it says "cooked rice". We use this stuffing for our thanksgiving turkey and we love it!

Reviewer:

We used this recipe with brown rice, four diced apples, celery, onion, poultry seasoning and a bit of sugar for our turkey stuffing ... didn't have any of the other ingredients but the stuffing came out AWESOME. It was definitely on the sweet side ... almost a sinful dessert stuffing but surprisingly healthy because of the apple and brown rice!